Footballers: The longest names

[Chief]

On an idle whim, we interrogated the internet for the longest names in footy history.

Longest double-barreled name: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

Longest single-barreled name: Robert DiPierdomenico


Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Rochford Devenish-Meares
Nathan Mullenger-McHugh
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
David Cockatoo-Collins
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith
Leigh Wardell-Johnson
Riley Collier-Dawkins
Robert DiPierdomenico
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Jermaine Miller-Lewis
Robert Forster-Knight
Jarrod Kayler-Thomson
Lewis Roberts-Thomson
Dillon Viojo-Rainbow
Bruce McMaster-Smith
Don Cockatoo-Collins
Jesse Glass-McCasker
Simon Minton-Connell
Cameron Ellis-Yolmen
Callum Coleman-Jones
Josh Deluca-Cardillo
Nathan Lovett-Murray
Che Cockatoo-Collins
Matthew Leuenberger


Knowledge is power. Use this information with great care.

 

[Sonny Bonds]

Luke Davies-Uniacke???

North have gone with LDU. Sounds like a premix vodka spirit, but all good.

 

[Chief]

Luke Davies-Uniacke???

North have gone with LDU. Sounds like a premix vodka spirit, but all good.

Limited to top 25, so random filtering probably meant he got left out.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Simon Minton-Connell - 2 dads 3 teams.

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

I remember Dipper and Rob Polkinghorne playing together and gave Peter Landy a real tongue work out in commentary.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

This information is useless without the shortest names.

 

[Wallaby]

Richmond had a player in the 1920s called Don Don. If you are going to argue that his first name was Donald, well, Max Oppy is a chance.

 

[Forward Press]

This information is useless without the shortest names.

Richmond had a player in the 1920s called Don Don. If you are going to argue that his first name was Donald, well, Max Oppy is a chance.

Sam Day?

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

On an idle whim, we interrogated the internet for the longest names in footy history.

Longest double-barreled name: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

Longest single-barreled name: Robert DiPierdomenico


Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Rochford Devenish-Meares
Nathan Mullenger-McHugh
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
David Cockatoo-Collins
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith
Leigh Wardell-Johnson
Riley Collier-Dawkins
Robert DiPierdomenico
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Jermaine Miller-Lewis
Robert Forster-Knight
Jarrod Kayler-Thomson
Lewis Roberts-Thomson
Dillon Viojo-Rainbow
Bruce McMaster-Smith
Don Cockatoo-Collins
Jesse Glass-McCasker
Simon Minton-Connell
Cameron Ellis-Yolmen
Callum Coleman-Jones
Josh Deluca-Cardillo
Nathan Lovett-Murray
Che Cockatoo-Collins
Matthew Leuenberger


Knowledge is power. Use this information with great care.

Hyphenated names are cheating.

Athos Harousalakos is stiff.

 

[eth-dog]

Sam Day?

Sam Gray close but just behind.

 

[HTT]

Pretty proud that we have 3 currently listed players all on this list

 

[Bulldog1954]

Cameron McKenzie-McHarg was listed at the Dogs but didn’t play a senior game (ended up an Olympian rower).

 

[CakeEater]

Leigh Wardell- johnson

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Hyphenated names are cheating.

Athos Harousalakos is stiff.

2 dads by definition is cheating....

 

[Bunk Moreland]

So I looked.

On record, it's Tom Re. 3 games for Fitzroy in 1936-37, passed away in 1996.

Having said that, some places indeed list his given name as Thomas. Though he was known as Tom.

Only player with five letters.

These players are listed with six... but again.. shortened?

Tom Lee (Thomas?)
Bob Hay (Robert?)
Ced Hay (Cedric?)
Tom Fox (Thomas?)
Joe Fox (Joseph?)
Alf Day (Alfred?)
Les Lee (Leslie?)
Alf Key (Alfred?)
Len May (Leonard?)
Ed Ryan (Edward?)
Ed Bray (Edward?)
Rex Job (name was Rexford)
Ted Fay (Edward?)
Len Pye (Leonard?)
Jim May (James?)
Jim Don (James?)
Max Orr (Maxwell?)
Ron Hoy (Ronald?)
Les May (Leslie?)
Ron Kee (Ronald?)
Ron Fry (Ronald?)
Bob Fox (Robert?)
Tom Lee (Thomas?)
Tom Jok (Tuth)

So it looks like our winners are...

Roy Day (6 games, North & Footscray, 1926-27)

Ian Lee (2 games, South, 1934. Also made seven centuries for Victoria in first-class cricket, including a 258)

Ian Law (106 games, Hawthorn, 1960-68. 3x B&Fs, third in 1961 Brownlow, 1961 premiership player, also played first-class cricket for Victoria)

Ian Low (78 games, Footscray & Collingwood, 1975 -80)

And Sam Day looks to be the fifth member of the six letter club... couldn't find anywhere confirming his name is actually Samuel.

Now there's a pile of useless info.

 

[adammania9]

Nathan Mullenger-McHugh will always be my favourite name in league history

 

[yodellinhank]

Ben Long. Billy Longer.

 

[avishka5]

Wait till a Sri Lankan gets on a list. We have crazy long names.

 

[Topkent]

On an idle whim, we interrogated the internet for the longest names in footy history.

Longest double-barreled name: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

Longest single-barreled name: Robert DiPierdomenico


Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Rochford Devenish-Meares
Nathan Mullenger-McHugh
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
David Cockatoo-Collins
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith
Leigh Wardell-Johnson
Riley Collier-Dawkins
Robert DiPierdomenico
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Jermaine Miller-Lewis
Robert Forster-Knight
Jarrod Kayler-Thomson
Lewis Roberts-Thomson
Dillon Viojo-Rainbow
Bruce McMaster-Smith
Don Cockatoo-Collins
Jesse Glass-McCasker
Simon Minton-Connell
Cameron Ellis-Yolmen
Callum Coleman-Jones
Josh Deluca-Cardillo
Nathan Lovett-Murray
Che Cockatoo-Collins
Matthew Leuenberger


Knowledge is power. Use this information with great care.

KYSAIAH KROPINYERI-PICKETT

 

[Wallaby]

Thinking about longest single-barrel names, I remember as a kid wondering if Wayne Schimmelbusch and Robert Dipierdomenico were the longest names who actually played on each other.

 

[boncer34]

KYSAIAH KROPINYERI-PICKETT

Interesting.

I've only seen him referenced as Pickett. Media ignoring his full name?

 

[Topkent]

Interesting.

I've only seen him referenced as Pickett. Media ignoring his full name?

No idea. It was hard to find on the dees website aswell. It was listed when he was drafted

 

[HeathySure]

I think Jasper Pittard name when he was drafted was Jasper Pittard-Macmillan

 

[eth-dog]

I think Jasper Pittard name when he was drafted was Jasper Pittard-Macmillan

It was the opposite but yeah

 

[Mofra]

Peter Whatdafugareyoudoing-Street would be up there too